THE CHOWANIAN
Volume 5 — Number 3
MurfreesborO/ N. C.» March, 1957
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Glee Club
Plans Tour
For April
By BETSY CADLE
The Glee Club is looking for
ward to the month of April.
Why? Because on April 18th, our
long awaited tour begins. We
hope then that the hours of what
sometimes seemed ineffective
labor will pay off, and someday,
we hope to be good enough to
dispense with our "physical ed”
classes, as the Glee Club inter
prets them. These consist of ex
ercising with the characters Do,
Re, Mi. Fa, So, La, Te and, wait
a minute. I’ll get it—oh yes, a-
nother Do, Do Junior, all of
which must be sung with one
breath. One member, however,
and we wouldn’t want to men
tion Lyn Grice's name, doesn’t
co-operate and keeps singing,
with an odd smile on his little
pink face. Jo For Do.
We are also honored with the
presence of some new members,
all of whom are now mingling
with us, as if they are one of us.
But they are nice. We would
like to welcome honored alto,
Nancy Jones; honored tenors
Jimmy Williams and ole friend
Bill Chitty; and honored bass,
Leonard Kornegay.
The results of our toilsome
Glee Club practices are mental
fatigue, nervous prostration, and
a few dulcet notes (which, we
are told, cause tiny microscopic
"goose-pimples”), for all of this
we can thank our able director,
Mr. James Brisson.
Chowan
Attend Convention
Held at U. N. C.
The National Student Association
held its regional Convention at the
University of North Carolina Feb.
II-IS. Five Students represented
Chowan; two sophomores Jo Allen
arid Ly,)ii Grice, and three fresh-
inei Lorraine Robins, Martha Par
ham and Bob Wainwright. Mrs. J.
I. Brooks accompanied the group.
The various phases of student
government were discussed. Or-
garizatioT of faculty cooperation
ard strdsnt participation was dis-
c si3.l 01 Friday morning.
‘he remaining time was spent in
v;i'-io’!s di •c 'o.do i groups. The in-
LiviJ :al problems of the colleges
represented were discussed.
THEIR MAJESTIES — Sweetheart King and Queen nominated by the various clubs and Organiza
tions and elected by the student body through secret ballot. They were crovi/ned Feburary 12,
1957. Harold Smith, freshman of Cary, and Beatrice Salter, freshman of Sea Level.
Prominent Chowan
Trustee Passes
Mr. Raymond Worth Stephen
son, a prominent member of the
board of trustees of Chowan Col
lege, departed this life on Feb
ruary 10, in a Durham hospital.
He was a chemical engineer.
Formerly employed by the Hali
fax Paper and Pulp Mill in Roa
noke Rapids, he constructed the
K i.cijji—Chetnioal Co ■ and the
—•'^Cirby Refining Co., both of Sev
ern. He was chairman of the
Northampton Board of Welfare,
past_master of Pendleton Mason
ic Lodge, a member of Shrine
Sudan Temple of New Bern, and
also belonged to the Pendleton
Ruritan Club and the Roberts
Chapel Baptist Church.
In addition to his wife Mrs.
Ruth Jennette Stephenson and
his mother Mrs. Nancy Clements
Stephenson, he is survived by
one son Harry, of Pendleton;
four brothers J. B. of Severn,
Clements of Red Springs, A. M.
of Charlotte, Robert H. of Lex
ington; and one sister. Miss
Claude Stephenson of Welch, W.
Va.
Funeral services were held on
February 12, at 2;30 P. M. at
the Roberts Chapel Baptist
Church in Pendleton with the
Rjv. Lonnie Sasser, pastor of
the Conway Baptist Church and
member of the board of trustees
C i iwan College. Interment
was in the Pendleton Cemetery.
Party Given For
Campus King
And Queen
After the crowning of the King
and Queen of Hearts on Valen
tine Day a program was staged
in their honor.
This program had as its theme
a “Gay Nineties” topic. The
first attraction was a barbershop
quartet. The quartet was com
posed of Mr. Brisson, Mr. John
son. Mr. Pruette and Mr. Mc-
Cready. They sang three selec
tions, including “In the Evening
by the Moonlight.’’ Being dress
ed as barbers with their handle
bar moustaches they recaptured
the “Spirit of the Nineties’’ ex
ceptionally well.
Mr. Marable read two selec
tions of poetry after which the
Dramatics Workshop presented
a skit in pantomine entitled the
“Boyfriend.’’ The play, written
by the members of the work
shop, portrayed that age old
problem among lovers of family
interference.
The program was a very good
climax to the crowning of Har
old Smith and Beatrice Salter as
King and Queen.
Men's Council Nominating
Committee to Conduct Elections
The nominating committee for
the Men’s Council was selected at
a meeting of the men students of
the College on January 2Mh. Its
job was to decide how the nomina
tions and election could be best
conducted and to conduct the elec
tion and the nominations.
Meetings were held by all the
groups to be represented in which
suggestions for candidates for nom
inations were given. From these
suggestions, generally, the nomi
nees were taken. They were;
Freshmah Class-Jesse Mansfield,
Richard Hastings, Nick Rose, and
Phil Collins; Sophomore Class-Al-
bert Vaughan. Harding Wood, C. E.
Thomas, and Robert Story; Day
Students-Bob Stevenson and Charlie
Whitley; Downstairs Dormitory-
Hilly Bray and Daryl Allen; Up
stairs Dormitory-Jeff Howie and
Ed Norris; and Cabins- Robert
Davis and Gene Jackson.
Although the Committee real
izes that the Constitution is not as
complete as it could be, it feels
that the objectives, as stated in Art
icle 11, are a good foundation on
which to build.
These objectives are:
1. To encourage among the stud
ents the type of conduct which is
appropriate to Christian gentlemen.
2. To foster scholarship, Christian
leadership, and the habit of study
among the students.
3. To inculcate the understanding
that liberty is a sacred right and
that obedience to the laws and
codes of conduct that protect liberty
is a sacred obligation.
4. To encourage the formation of
habits of physical well being, clean
liness and orderliness.
5. To develop a spirit of coopera
tion among the students, faculty,
and administration.
6. To aid in improving the ap
pearance, the general conditions,
the prestige, and the Christian in-
See COUNCIL, Page 4
Representatives of
Council Elected
The Men’s Council of Chowan
College is now a reality! With
the election of representatives of
the various groups Chowan’s
Student Government was born.
In the election, held February
18th in the main auditorium, by
secret ballot these students were
chosen as representatives:
Freshman Class—Jesse Mans
field and Richard Hastings;
Sophomore Class—Albert Vaugh
an and Robert Story; Day Stu
dents—Charlie Whitley; Down
stairs Dormitory—Billy Bray
and Upstairs Dormitory—Jeff
Howie.
There was a tie between Gene
Jackson and Robert Davis for
the representative from the Ca
bins. The Council, at its first
meeting, will decide how to
break the deadlock.
An additional representative,
was chosen by the Faculty Com
mittee on Student Affairs and
will serve as President of the
Council until said Council elects
I its regular officers.
Twenty-Seven
New Students
Enroll Here
Twenty-seven new students
wers enrolled at Chowan College
for the second semester, accord
ing to Ross Cadle, vice president
of the college. He said there
were 27 drop-outs during the
first semester, leaving the pres
ent cnrollem.ent at 207.
Cadle, who is in charge of stu
dent solicitation for the college,
said he had visited 25 high
schools since January 1, and
talked with approximately 350
seniors. He said he outlined the
transfer courses leading to a de
gree, and also told the students
of many terminal courses offer
ed at Chov.'an College.
The vice president visits every
county in the state, as well as
Tidewater Virginia, in his stu
dent solicitation work.
The following two women and
25 men began their studies at the
college January 29;
Rodwick Baines and Norwood
Collier, both Norfolk, Va; Rich
ard Bennett, Durham; Joseph
Boone, Russell Harington, and
Ashley Tyler, all of Rich
Square; C. D. Blythe, Pleasant
Hill; Herbert Burnette, Castalia;
Jack Burrus, Mantco; Leon Brit
ton, Margaretsville; William
Chitty, Murfreesboro; Richard
Collier, Elizabeth City; Thomas
Collins, Whaleyville; Ann Dunn
ing Ahoskie; Thomas Edwards,
Bladenboro; Bryant Faulkner,
Red Oak; George Jackson, Wil
son; Otha Johnson, Emporia,
Va.; William Jones Washington;
William Manning, Williamston;
Emily Mathias, Corapeake; Cra
ig Raid, Whitakers; Henry
Ricks, Seaboard; Harry Stal
lings, Jr., Elizabeth City; Ken
neth Taylt.r, Como; Geno -Wil-
Uams, Capron, Va.; and Charles
Williams, Franklin. Va.
Dr. Udvornoki
Dinner Speaker
Dr. Bela Udvarnoki was the main
speaker Wednesday evening at the
dinner of the Men’s Association of
St. Thomas Episcopal Church,
\hoskie. He gave an interesting
ai'; on his recent services to Hun-
garia:! refugees in New York. The
Jinner was served in the Parish
la'' of St. Thomas. Mr. W. I.
'.I arable v. as also among those pre-
s.'nt.
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JOHN O. ASKEW STUDENT CENTER SCENE OF RECEPTION-A reception followed the furnishing
of the Student Center by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin P. Brown. Relaxing at the newly furnished center
are these Chowan coeds: (left to right) Elsa Miranda, Havana, Cuba; June Morris, Ahoskie;
Martha Parham, Henderson; Jean Beverly, Lewiston; Noemi Miranda, Havana, Cuba; Norma
Strange, Greensboro; and Rachel Salter, Sea Level.
Student Center Given New Furniture; Reception Held
E. P. Brown, president of the
Riverside Manufacturing Com
pany and Mrs. Brown, alumnae
of Chowan College, were recent
donors of furnishings for the
John O. Askew Student Center
at Chowan College. The furniture
includes sofas, chairs, tables.
lamps, pictures, and rugs. I
The Rev. Oscar Creech, acting '
president of the college, ordered
two new ping pong tables and
150 folding chairs. Mrs. E. P.
Benthall and E. R. Willoughby :
each gave a chair to the Center. I
In honor of the honors, the
college gave a reception Friday,
February 8. The newly furnishrd
lounge was lighted with candles
and table lamps. Pink gladioli,
a gift from Mr. J. M. Forbes,
was used in the decorations. The
punch table was decorated with
See RECEPTION, Page 4